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From: rbabel@babylon.UUCP (Ralph Babel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: amax II with gvp drives
Message-ID: <03975.AA03975@babylon.UUCP>
Date: 26 Sep 90 13:25:08 GMT
References: <oaz1wdC00WB4ISv7M0@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!babylon!rbabel (Ralph Babel)
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In article <oaz1wdC00WB4ISv7M0@andrew.cmu.edu>
dk3a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Daniel Kimberg) writes:

> can anyone enlighten me as to how to format an amax
> partition using a gvp hardcard? the gvp scripts (in
> reality and according to the docs) won't format a
> partition named anything other than dhx:.

First off, I'd recommend that you upgrade to version 3.x of
GVP's driver software. It includes a new prep-program that
allows non-DHx partition names. But you don't have to;
simply create a MountList entry like this one:

AMAX0: Device         = gvpscsi.device
       Unit           = 0
       Surfaces       = 6
       BlocksPerTrack = 37
       LowCyl         = 1
       HighCyl        = 369
#

Modify the parameters according to your needs, but *do*not*
change the "Device" line, EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NOT MATCH THE
OLD DRIVER'S NAME! Make sure the A-Max partition does not
overlap with the RDB or any of the Amiga partitions.

Mount the partition and start A-Max II - that's it!

Ralph